L. Dumas & J. Wedel 
Confronting Corruption, Building Accountability 
Lessons from the World of International Development Advising

The crisis that nearly brought the world’s financial house down in 2008 demonstrated clearly that the global economy cannot work where there is widespread deception, corruption and lack of accountability. Corruption and lack of accountability are also key reasons why international development assistance so often fails to deliver on its promise.

Table of Content

Corruption, Accountability and Economic Progress Origins and Approach Structural Problems in International Economic Consulting Measures Across Organizations and Contexts Measures Within International Development Organizations Appendix A: Workshop on Building Accountability into International Development Advising (Pultusk, Poland: September 21-24, 2003)Appendix B: Host Governments and Multinational Corporations: Enron Comes to Nepal; D.Gyawali Appendix C: Guidelines and Recommendations for Officials in Recipient Countries For Use in Contracting and Negotiating Consulting Services; G.Rivas & B.Ejupovic Appendix D: Prototype Consultancy Contract; I.Fawzy Appendix E: A Closer Look at the World Bank Process Appendix F: Recurrent Themes Among Recipient and Donor Representatives Appendix G: World Bank Guidelines Regarding Conflicts of Interest: An Analysis and Taxonomy

About the author

LLOYD J. DUMAS Professor of Political Economy, Economics and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA. 

JANINE WEDEL is Professor in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, USA. 

GREG CALLMAN is Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy, USA.